09-22-2006, 10:23 AM
The Cubbies are never a good bet, I think it will be another 5-10 years before we see a strong showing for the Cubs (look for a strong coaching and foundational change soon). I have hit with 2x with the Angels, 1x with the Dbacks, and most recently with the Bos Soxs (fluke) with pre-season bets in Vegas. The Jim Brock ball isnt always right on but it gets close.
Other bets that have paid off for me were: 2000 tech bubble (both rise and fall), shorting Enron, 9/11 (this time fall and rise).
I placed my bet one the housing bubble when I sold my home in June 2005. I believe Summer 2005 will be seen as the top national. I will rent until housing values come back in line. I may be wrong, I maybe right and you can win if you don't play.
The fed blew up the tech bubble from the early 90s real estate bursting bubble and todays housing and credit bubble from the tech bubbble bursting in 2000.
Jared
"In economics, the majority is always wrong."
John Kenneth Galbraith
Other bets that have paid off for me were: 2000 tech bubble (both rise and fall), shorting Enron, 9/11 (this time fall and rise).
I placed my bet one the housing bubble when I sold my home in June 2005. I believe Summer 2005 will be seen as the top national. I will rent until housing values come back in line. I may be wrong, I maybe right and you can win if you don't play.
The fed blew up the tech bubble from the early 90s real estate bursting bubble and todays housing and credit bubble from the tech bubbble bursting in 2000.
Jared
"In economics, the majority is always wrong."
John Kenneth Galbraith